Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #54--Opt. Theme: FESTIVITY

Hello and happy Monday ummm...Saturday. Jeepers, now I'm two winner announcements behind. So,while I was going to do the most recent one first, it makes more sense to do the previous one first.

Thus on that note, it is finally time to present the winners for Challenge #54. First we'll share the names of the Voter's Choice, the Most Inspirational and the Random Winner and then we'll move on to showcasing our DT Delights. Who are all the lucky peeps? Well, let's find out.

Without further ado, here are the choices...

Drum roll, please....BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish

 The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #54 is....

 ILEANA

Ileana, you are entitled to receive a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #54. Please feel free to copy your badge below...

 In the category of Most Inspiring, our winner is...

VERONIKA

Veronika, you have won a $12 gift certificate from Bugaboo Stamps, one of our guest sponsors during Challenge #54.

Veronika, you are also entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #54 which you can find below...

The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.org), based on all eligible participants is:

DEONNA B.

Deonna, you have won a $20 gift certificate from NS Designs, one of our guest sponsors during Challenge #54.

Deonna, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #54 which you can find below...

Big Congrats to...

  ILEANA, VERONIKA & dEONNA

If you have won a prize during this challenge, please send your message to popwinners {at} gmail {dot} com (be sure to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), or click HERE to bring our email up in your program, with the subject heading, "WINNER PoP Challenge #54" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that I am rather behind these day so it may take me a while to get back to you but I promise I will. Thank you for your patience.

Now it is time to announce our DT Delights from this challenge. As always, in each challenge you, the readers, get to voice your opinion by voting for your favourite and so it is only fitting that my Design Team get to do so as well.

Thanks to the 23 people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of December for Challenge #54. This time around, the following people caught our attention:

Deonna--chosen by Julie...

Julie had this to say:
"My DT Delight is Deonna's first entry. I love the winter scene on this, and the watercolor effect. It looks very festive to me. "

To see the details of Deonna's creation and read more of what she had to say click HERE.

Veronika-chosen by Pippa, Pat and Suze...

Pippa said this:
"My DT Delight is Veronika. I just love this whole project, the ideas, colours and love that went into it. Fabulous art."

Pat said this:
"My DT Delight is also Veronika. I love all the detail that went into the collection box she created."

Suze had this to say:
"I too chose Veronika's entry as my DT Delight. I love the construction, colours and reason this was created. All round a beautiful project."

To see the details of Veronika's creation and read more of what she had to say click HERE.

Sanja--chosen by Katrina...

Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is Sanja's second entry. For me this is such a festive card with this caroller singing with such gusto and enthusiasm! The colors, patterns and design are so full of the holiday season. There's nothing more festive than Christmas music in the celebration!"

To see the details of Sanja's creation and read more of what she had to say click HERE.

Creative Congratulations to you all!

Thank you to those who played on our Pathway during the month of December. As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

Deonna, Veronika and Sanja

  You are entitled to one image of your choice from our on-going sponsor...

Please click HERE to check out the image previews. They are arranged into general categories; although, due to the nature of some of these images, they have been repeated in certain applicable categories. Be sure to click on the watermarks to bring them up into the lightbox for better viewing. 

If you are interested in claiming a digi, please send me the name of the one image you want and let me know which section it came from. Send your request to popwinners {at} gmail {dot} com (be sure to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), or click HERE to bring our email up in your program, with the subject, "PoP#54-DT Delight Digi Request". I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

Additionally, you are entitled to the special Challenge #54 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Be sure to join us on Monday when we'll be back with the start of the next challenge. I'll promise to do my best in getting out the winner announcement for Challenge #55 as soon as I can manage.

Until next time...

Challenge #54 Top Picks: Voting Open January 26th to 30th, 2017

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #53 POP TOP!

Well, I am finally here with the Top Picks post from Challenge #54! We had a better month with 23 entries during the past challenge. Once again we had a situation where only two people stated that they followed the theme but in reality, the majority of entries did in fact connect to festivity in some nature or other. Remember, it is really important to let us know whether or not you followed the theme when you link up so that you can be included in the draw for the Most Inspirational Creation. We would hate to see you miss out on the chance for the prize and honour; so, be sure to add FT after your name if you in fact followed the theme.

Right now, it is time to get on with showcasing the seven projects and/or write-ups that touched the team the most. In case you are new and wondering why seven and not the typical three, four or even five? Any time that we have more than 14 entries, we have a top seven. We have always strived to be a bit different over here on the Path of Positivity and this is just another way to do so. Additionally, seven is a spiritual number and thus right in the wheelhouse of the vibe we are looking to project; so, seven it is when enough people join in.

Thus, without further ado, please let me introduce you to the Top Picks for Challenge #54...

Congrats Ladies... 

As a participant who has been chosen as a Top Pick in this challenge, 

you are entitled to a special Challenge #54 Top Pick Badge.

Please feel free to grab a copy for your blog...

HAVE YOUR SAY!

Now the really hard work starts. It is time for you, our readers, to vote for your favourite entry. Which participant most inspires you? Remember, you are not necessarily voting on a creation that was made. You might simply find what the person had to say in their post to be inspiring and optimistic. Please be sure to go and check out the entries first and not just make your choices off of the thumbnails. Then, let us know who your favourite choice is by placing your vote below using the Linky Tools feature. Once you have made your decision, why not go back and let them know how they inspired you.

 Good luck everyone!

Voting open for 5 days:
January 26th to January 30th

 
Path of Positivity--Challenge #54 Top Picks
Please click "like" to vote for your favourite entry for Challenge #54 out of the entries listed below. One vote per IP address please. Please note that you can get a better idea of what the project/post looks like by visiting each participant first. To do so, simply click the names below the thumbnails to be taken to the person's blog.

Link Up Below:

Challenge #54 Midway--Optional Theme: FESTIVITY

Hello folks! It is the third Monday of the month and that means that it is time to present the midway for Challenge #54.

As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, please be sure to check out the START POST FOUND HERE, for all the rules and details you need to know in order to enter. For now, here is a refresher of what our theme is all about:

Challenge #54

Optional Theme:  FESTIVITY

As one looks around, it is plainly visible that the hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season is most decidedly here! Whether you celebrate Chanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Festivus or another holiday or occasion celebrated during the month of December, the feeling of festivity is definitely in the air; and, it is that feeling of FESTIVITY that we'd like you to capture on your creations this month. With the joy and wonder of the holiday season surrounding us, it is the perfect time to apply that to your designs.

If you would like a chance to win the prize for the Most Inspirational Creation, the challenge this month is to create something FESTIVE! Whether you choose to create a Christmas or other holiday card, decide to design some gift tags or boxes, or choose to create some sort of holiday decorations, it is totally up to you. We can't wait to see how you explore the theme of festivity in your designs!

If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize for Most Inspirational. Remember, we also ask that you please leave a comment letting us know how your creation relates to the concept of festivity, if it isn't clearly written somewhere else in your post. While you may easily see how your creation ties into the theme, it may not be as apparent to me or the DT members. That is why we ask that you clarify it somewhere, whether here or in your blogpost. You can simply write a sentence or paragraph at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, if it would be easier. We just need to know how your project ties into the theme. Letting us know, clears up any ambiguity that may exist.

Remember, in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, ALL creations must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. You don't need to follow the optional theme if you simply want to have a chance at the Random Draw prize of a $20 gift certificate from NS Designs (aka Kitten Stamps), one of our guest sponsors this month. You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win an additional sponsored prize of a $12 gift certificate from Bugaboo Stamps, the second of our guest sponsors this month, for the project chosen as Most Inspiring.

Talking of our guest sponsors...

To learn more about this month's guest sponsors, be sure to check out the START post; and of course, also pay each of these generous companies a visit. Below, you will find the watermarks for the sets and/or images that the team worked with for the midway. Just click on any watermark to find that set's or image's location in its respective store.

From NS Designs 
(aka Kitten Scraps)...

Winter's Playground Kit

Beary Christmas Digi Stamps

Winter's Playground Paper Pack

Hoppy Christmas

From Bugaboo Stamps…

 Two Snowmen

Ava and Deacon Merry Christmas

Snowman Couple

Thank you so much to these awesome companies for allowing us the opportunity to work with such incredible images throughout the challenge! Please pop over and pay a visit. You might just find the perfect image or set you are looking for!!!

To help inspire you further down the path of FESTIVITY, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where you can check out further details on their inspirational creations.

Thanks again to my incredible design team! As always, each of them have their own unique styles and ideas which amaze me to no end. Each of these projects has showcased the concept of festivity, in various forms and manners and I hope we have inspired you throughout this challenge. Be sure to go and visit these talented ladies so you can see how their projects tie in to the theme.

Why not join us, if you haven't entered already? Create a project and/or post that is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature and join our link up. If you've opted to follow the theme of festivity, for the chance to win the Most Inspirational prize, provide an explanation of how your project and/or post relates to the theme somewhere in your post or come over and leave a comment with the explanation. Also, don't forget to leave FT after your name so we know to include you in the running for the prize. Easy, peasy! You can enter our latest challenge by clicking HERE.

Also, I know that the participants would love for you to go and pay them a visit. Remember we're creating a Path of Positivity to follow one project at a time and we'd love to see you somewhere on that route even if it is just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post!

Don't Forget...

You have until 11:59 p.m. SATURDAY to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #53.  Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Winners for challenge #53 will be posted sometime next week. While Monday is our regular posting day, it also happens to be Christmas Day so I won't be posting the winner announcement until later in the week. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON FESTIVITY...

If you need some motivation to get you started, I've provided a quote for you, which you can find below. Please note that this is the same quote that was offered at the start of the challenge.

 
Please be sure to click on it to bring it up into the lightbox in its proper size before saving it.

Credit Notes For This Creation:

© 2017, Lisa L. Décosse. PUO. However, you are allowed to use the sentiment on handmade projects that you intend to sell on a small scale basis provided credit is given. You also need to include a credit note and a link to this blog or my personal blog, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, should you use any of my images in your creations and post them on your blog. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with my full terms of use found in the 'Download Instructions & T.O.U.' tab at the top of this page. Of important note:  Please do not share my images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not post any images to file sharing services like Box®, 4-Shared®, etc. Instead, please direct people to my blog(s) so they can grab the image for themselves. If you would like to post a watermarked version of the image, please contact me to obtain one.

Additional Credit and Font Information:

Fonts used

• De Arloy font created by Panji
  
• Xmas Clipart font created by GemFonts
  

Click on the font names to take you to a download or purchase location. The first font listed was purchased with extended licensing. The second font is free and may be used for commercial purposes. It is my understanding, that I am within my rights to use these fonts in my creations and offer them to others for free or for sale. Always check to make sure the terms haven't changed before using the font on something you sell.

You will notice that the sentiment may appear huge depending on what software program you download it into. You can always reduce the size without distorting the overall look.

SUMMARY
Whether you are new and need to familiarize yourself with all the details, or a returning participant and just need to refresh yourself, you can find out the impetus behind why I started this challenge under the 'Introductions' tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog). Additionally, you can find a quick summary of the details related to this challenge, towards the bottom of the start post. 

 

 Click HERE to head to the current challenge post & link up!

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

Please show your support to our wonderful guest sponsors by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance. As mentioned above, this month our guest sponsors are...

Our ongoing sponsors include...

 

  If you ever have any questions be sure to EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!